There’s another thing that is quite different from a process perspective, but can look superficially similar: people in power often try to arrange things so that the powerless can’t be heard. Thus, “X is not worth engaging with” isn’t in itself a good or bad sign about someone’s epistemic virtue; one has to look into what’s going on and assess which side (if any) is proceeding in good faith.
There’s another thing that is quite different from a process perspective, but can look superficially similar: people in power often try to arrange things so that the powerless can’t be heard. Thus, “X is not worth engaging with” isn’t in itself a good or bad sign about someone’s epistemic virtue; one has to look into what’s going on and assess which side (if any) is proceeding in good faith.